P i<OJECT 1~;73 Rct:OKO TIME G:tqU" ' .a0UP.Cf I i vi L.inr ' Nlh.H~E R OF OIJECTS l. LOCATIO~ 10. CONCLUSION Probable Aircraft Comments: Probable aircraft headed to~ard W-P:.F~. Lt~GTH 0~ 083ERVATIOH I I 'fPE OF OASEAVATIOfit J ' cou~.>E 1 'P PHYSICAL IVIOI..CI Observer s i ghted a blinking light that trave~e,. L~E au~ disappeared on ~he horizon. IU: Pl. V TO A TTI'l O" TDPT (UFO) DEr>ART MENT Or THE: AI~ FORCE Ht!AOQUA 'HEilS r ORC:IGN T E C H NOLOGY OIVI~ION I AFqC l UFO Observation , l~ Jul lS':S9 Ke terinz , Ohio 45429 Reference your recent unidentified flying ob.je c t sighting vhich you reported to t he Air Force. The information "Which we have received is not sufficien t for a scientific invest igation. Requesw you complete the attached AF Form 117 and return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. , "RECTO~ ~UlliTANIL!:A-, Jr ; Lt Colonel, U3AF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Aerospace Technologies Division Production Directorat e AF Form 117 w/envelope SIGHT!~IG o.: Udl0 ~tr1F~FJ PHE~O .fA QIJF STIO.i~AJ~ 1\"': 1' ):-;,tHLl' Co~rEh~.I:o-G TilE {",JIH' ;.!Tiltr.n Piii.~0\1F:'~n~ Tlld.T YOU 1!1\V,: OHSER\.' ~f>. PI I. ~l. Tr~Y ro OF TII F <~lll.~TI()'J-; '!'Ill: I.:".FUR~I.\TIO.'i \'(Ill C~IVE WILL JW U:-'1.1> H)l< I~TSJ.J\P('JI PiJRPO:.;J~S \'01 f~ "\A\IF \\ILL :'>:l)T Uf. t'SFD I!\' CtJ.:".'\E..." IO>i '.\ITII A'-IY OF \OUR Sl'I\I'I.IENfS (Ji~ ('()~( L{I.)I0\1~ \'d rllOl'T \'01'1~ PU~\11 . ..,idN. RFT'JRN T O .\I~' I OI<C"!.:. H \~E l~Vl ~TIGI\TOR FOI~ f-0 ! '\\1\l<nlN<... TO I 'IIJ Tllf I'h'). \H<H,fiT HOUR !(~ MINUTES ~?(~ ! I P .'vl. !viP . 'A. HOuR /(: MINUTES. :X~[M f , A . M . fV{P. M . [.(1:AsT:R~I LlCENTnAL MOUNTAI N fjPACII.I< ! JorHrH .. I ' \.,~IJC' ",.J A~:; AT -H!:: =>OPlr .5n0N"'I~ -... :. .O:C::TCH. PLACE A~ " A O N TH? CURV:::O t..INE TO S><v,'l n ON HIC.H THE SI"'O.\ nO.'I ~IGH ABOV':: lHE HORIZ:ON T "' ;:,YE"40\4:7:NO N WI\S H-lF N LAST SEEN . AFH f-10-li(ll) t~O\'E~IZ r Or TH:::. PHENO .... .:NO'-t SEIWEEN .A. .. A"<~ .. e . IHA7 t.,., ~CY~'-iATICAL.LY SrlOH ,V~.JC:TY::'1 TI1E. .._.0\I_M: N T THE' !..A~>E~ ~KSTCh. _.J.:'I fll.ILDI~v ~ ~/AS DRIVFR -'J:: CITY 1~1 0E'l ~DUNir?YSIO..: OTHE_R " I I C'LYING OVER OPt.. II COUtiTqY IF YOU WE::~!::. IN A VEHICL!:. C'J\IIPLEIE ~rF FOt lOWING 11-----.wH:_T !?'RECTION \~ERE YOU MOVIN~7 I HCH FA:r WC.R!l_ YOU M OVING NO~TY i 2',J,"rf'0 sourH---lc;'i:) YOU STO? ANYTI'AE-WHILE-OOSERVI rJ THt _ NO? fHE AST SOUTHEAST I i NORTHWEST ~OUTH'HEST j EXPLA.I N WH=:TH E R SUCH MOVEMENT AcFECTS 'rOUR S~ETCH!::S IN I T 'AS 5 A.._,D 6 YOW MUCH O THER TRAFFI C WAS THE R!::, tt-----Do(t e DID YOU N.)TICE A , Y AIR LA\JES? rYES S IGH';"I~IG THE PHE'~QI-q::t~ON AND f'i~'=O.:. T'-'~Y 'f=qe IN - . q:: S-(V RELATIVE TO TH::: POSifiCN 0~ THE P N0'-'r~0 9 . HQ,, LOI\.u '.'tA': THE PH:::'-IO'IAE 101'-. IN StCHT' WAS THe PHE'IO"'ENON IN SIGHT CONTINU:JUS"-.Y' MOVE'IENT O P T Y E BeHAVIOR OF THE O~.<E:N:J'-4E"'O~ P2:Ar~,\~ICES O N PREVIOUS S KE. TCHES. A ~O OESC~:?E SUCH ~O'JEME' . r O R tJEHAVIOR I~QI(.A"" f :JI:;.:.o. AFH BO-f 7 ( C1) CO~ 0 1 T IONS I', ht!rk apprnprit!: f' h loc lcs.) I A S I< Y B . 'fl E A T H C: R CU"'U LUS CLOUDS/Lo u f;;;{{y ) FOG O R MIST 1 T VILIGHT ClilPUS C LOUDS (ll igh {l"-"'C)' (If llrrirg H E.),V Y RAIN LIGHT RAI N oq ORIZZ L E I XI N I GH7 NIMC:JuS C L OUDS {Rain) J ~t\F~T L Y CLOUDY CUMf,L0'41-..3US CLOUDS ~NOW O R !'>LEET I C..)~PL E T E L Y OVE RC~S T (Tnun d .. storm.s) U N I( N OWN NONE OF THC:: ABOV E t:. I F TH~ SIGHTING liAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGH T . 'iHAT D I D YOU NOTI~E A B OUT THF STARS AND MOON? STARS { 21 NO MOONLIG n T I ::JRIGYT MOONLIGHT !-400N ~I T H HALO ,")( UNKN OWN M')ON ~lODEN BY CLOUDS PAR T l A L (.Vew o r. quarter) i 0. I!=' SIGYTt'4G WAS IN D A t'LICHT, WAS T H E SUN VISI9LE7 0 YES ~ THE: I='~C:N0'-4ENON7 ~ f :N F' H)"J r Oi=' YOU jTo YOU? PIGHT O V ERnE A D (,/ cr.r nun'!) r ; IN \~K 0= YOIJ TO Y.JU? LEFT _ _ ~-UNKI'IO'NN IF "YEs. WHER E WA S THE SUN A S YOU FACED , E. ~PFCIF''t T~1 t=" ,\U,JOR SOURCE OF I LLUMI'4ATION PRESENT DURING THE: IG!-iTING, SULH A;j T H E SUN , HC'AOLIGHTS Of'l SUO!JENI.Y !'PEED UP AND RUN AWAY' BAE ~ K UP IN PARTS AND EXPLOOF CHA NGE COLOR? v' CH ,\ N G E EJOI':;Hn~ESS' C H A~GE SHAPE? FLASH O R FLICKER 1 Qlc;APPEAR AND REAPPEAR? Si'IN LIKE A T OP7 MA)(E A NOISE? FLUTTER OR W09BLE' 14. WHAT DRE W YOUR ATTENoriON TO THC: P H EN0\4E N ON' c:Yn-'bL e<.ft H ONOlD I T FINALLY DISAPPEAR' 010 rHE P0.NOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR I~ C::RONT OF SOMEIHING, LIKE A CLOUO, TREE, OR BUILD ING AI ANY TI.,.E' ll YECi 1}: NO. I F vES, .. OESCRia:. u~ ~V t..I-'ICTUR::: THAT WILL SHOW THE:: SHAP o-: THE PHEtO._.-,,)N . INC:LUCJZ <\Nr"l LA>J"'L ANY Uf:TAIL$ rHAT MIGHr \Vc" \,..)r'!:.ARcD A S ~INGS OR PROTr'USIO'I-3, MID INOI.; ,.., .... \U.3T OR VAPOH T~AI LS. I'IOICAT-flY Ml AR1~0W r-tt:. DIPEr.TtON THE PHeNOMENON WAS MOVI"'G . ~IS. W'-1o\T WA5 TH!:: ANGULAR SIZE" HOL~ A M~TCH A T A M'S LENCT-i I N FRONT Or A 1-\NON~ OB.If"CT, SUCH A-5 A '"TREET LA'-4c ')R THE \AOON . NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE 03JECT IS COVER~:> 3Y THE' HEAD or T ~MATCH. tlO"f 1r '\ '1U HAO a:::EN ABL!:: TO PERFOR'-1 THIS EXPERIMENT A T TrlE TI"4E OF THE SIGI-'TING, ESTI\!ATE ,.,._.A T r ~/,.\:TI0'-1 Of' 1 HE PHEI'':\AcNON WOUL:l HAVE BEEN COVERED av THE MATCH H EAO. l :-;'r EGLACiSES JINOCULAMS ;SU NGLA,~ES ltiNDSHIELD .L _J..2 f l.ESCOP_E r SlOE WINDoW O F VEriiCLE THC.ODOLITE 1 o-J vou OllCJI~A~It.Y >'JE..AR GLAS'>f-<i' ,-I YES I a DO yr,~u usr REA. t~ WH A T W~ S YOUR I"'~RE~SION OF THE SPEt 1.,PF 1H~ 19 WHA T W A S YOUR 1'-'PR:..S;,ION OF 1~1 OISTAr;:.F.: 0 1 1Hl ~0 IN oq:>ER THA T WE '-'AY O!::ITAIN AS C-EAR A P ICTURE A S POSSI9LE O r WHAT YOJ :A.H, DESCRII:J 11~ YOUfl Ll'tN W'JHD .. A -;r: '1'.40 " 1 013JFCT OA 09JE C T S WrliCI', \'tHt.tl P L ACED I N THE St<Y . SIMILA R TO Nt-l =-YOU NOTED T H E PH;:-NOM ... N v "" \I!')UL O REAR SOMC. RESEMBLANCE TO WHA r YOU SAW. D ESCRIBE SI M I L ARITIES A"li'J CIFI=C:RENCES q'=TW'" ,_:N fHE COMMO N OOJ ECT AND WHAT YOU SAW s 1c-r-;es :?'.:; ::' YO'J :<...:>TtCC AN" "'"'OR . t10 SE, 0~ HEAT E ~ANA-Ny r~O~ THe. PME:NO~ENO~ ~NI~'ALS OR .VA~\liNERY I N Th VICINITY' [ y--:, o/' NO. I F ~YFS DESC?Ibl 0~ A N Y fFFF.CT 0'~ YOJRSELF, O'C THE ~HENOM."'lJ'I II:' "'YES," OESCRISI:' . DISTU~a THE GqOUND 0?. LEAVE A~Y PHYSIC~L EVIDENCE. NO. , 22 . H \V.:. 10'I EVER ~-EN THIS OR A SIMIL \R PHt::IO\~EN0:-1 f1cFOH~7 i j YI:::S {j NO. I F " YE..,," Gll/c DATr:.. ~NO 1 i!J . ~"~ A IYON.:: WI T H YOU AT THE TtMF. You :.AlAI TH~ PHE N O MENON' ~YF.:S 0 NO IF " v::s. DID 1HEY .... EE IT TOO' l I , T THEIR G IVE THE FOL L OWING INFORMATIO N A80UT YOURSEl.F IN:JICATE A DDITIONAL INi='ORMATIO N INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND .l'IO TO WHOM DID YOU REPORT THA T YOU HAD SIGHTED n-IlS PHC::NOMENON? :~.DArt: YOU CO~PLETEO Thl5 QUE.::iTIO"N-\IR!::. sun.:ra:cT TD?T ( UFO) t-f.!AOOUAt'f tEllS r':>r(C:fCN TECHNOl-OGY OIVISION I ,.:!SCI WRIGH r P , \ T TC:RSON AIR F Oi=fCE B.~S ~ OH 10 o.l~4J3 U?O Observatio:1 Your :;nr.1e hns been give n to the Aerial Phenor.:e!'le. Offic e ( Proje(:t Blue Book) a s bein